It’s spawning season for the world’s coral, and apparently swimming around their horny reefs gives people the urge to procreate.
Coral sex occurs between seven to 10 days following the first full moon in August, but to this day scientists are still unsure what puts the coral in the mood to spawn or why coral around the world spawn at the same time.
According to Michael Allard, operator of a scuba diving tour company on the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean, the sex session causes the nearby fish to spawn too. The reason, he guesses, is because there’s safety in numbers by spawning together.
But more bizarre is that Allard says the spawning may make humans observing the coral more amorous.
(via FARK)